Coco is an AI-powered tool specifically designed for students and young professionals on Handshake. Presented as a chatbot, Coco provides free and personalized career guidance, making career exploration more accessible and engaging for users!
Coco is currently in beta. If Coco isn't an option for your students at this time, this means your institution doesn't have the tool yet. Coco will be available to all in the future!
When it comes to student privacy and data protection, Handshake is committed to maintaining the utmost standards. We respect the privacy of our users and adhere strictly to our privacy policy.
Interactions with Coco are protected using the same privacy and security features as other Handshake products and services. Any data collected through interactions with Coco will be used by Handshake solely for the purpose of improving our services and providing a better user experience.
Coco is powered by OpenAI through connections to its API. OpenAI does not use data submitted to and generated by its API to train OpenAI models or improve OpenAI's service offering. Additionally, we are currently scrubbing PII before the data reaches OpenAI.
To provide relevant responses, Coco uses a combination of foundation models and APIs. This is done through a technique called RAG (retrieval augmented generation), which incorporates Handshake's proprietary data and in-house guidelines. By doing this, we can tailor responses to individual students and incorporate measures for safety and moderation.
To learn more about how students can access and use Coco, check out Meet Coco: Your AI-Assisted Career Guide.
To prevent users from asking irrelevant or inappropriate questions, we have set measures in place.
For more information on our usage and content policy, refer to Handshake's Coco Usage and Content Policy.